Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Jerry Goldsmith (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000026UF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,671 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The More I Listen ..., March 10, 2007

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Stephie Fryar "Stephie" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

to Jerry Goldsmith's orchestral score for STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER, the more I've grown to appreciate this marvelous thematic score which had the great misfortune to be attached to one of the weakest of the Original Series films (right behind ST: TMP).

Yet, this score stands out for a couple of my favorite cues. First, there's the beautiful and awe-inspiring "The Mountain" which opens the film. With its richly orchestrated strings and mellow brass notes, this song never fails to give me goosebumps every time I hear it. The effect is further enhanced if you're listening to it when you're driving through a hilly countryside or walking through a forest.

My second favorite cue is "A Busy Man". This cue also hits just the right notes of delight and awe as you listen, and it's interesting to note that this theme is echoed in Goldsmith's score for STAR TREK: NEMESIS. I was also pleasantly surprised and delighted to hear the theme for the Klingons (which I first heard in ST:TMP) reprised once more in the closing credits theme.

Once again, Jerry Goldsmith managed to raise the quality of a somewhat lackluster film (William Shatner's questionable "directing" talent notwithstanding) with a score that's powerful, rousing and filled with the kind of delightful and awe-inspiring music we came to expect from the Maestro.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Aspect Of This Star Trek Film, December 29, 2001

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Jerry Goldsmith gives a fresh adaptation of his themes for the USS Enterprise and the Klingons from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" for this otherwise forgettable "Star Trek" film. These are vivid, compelling arrangements of both themes. Without a doubt, the score for "Star Trek V" is one of the best in the "Star Trek" film series. Unfortunately, it's been overlooked since the film is generally regarded as among the worst. Fans of Goldsmith's film music won't be disappointed with this CD.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great piece of work, June 23, 2000

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Ben Jordan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Star Trek V may not have been the best of the series, but the fault definitely doesn't lie with the music. Jerry Goldsmith, whose other Star Trek credits include Star Trek I, VIII, IX, and the theme to The Next Generation, is in fine form here. A wonderful grandiose remake of the theme he created for The Motion Picture gets things started, which is accompanied by haunting and atmospheric sweeps like Free Minds, and the first half of The Barrier, along with fast paced action accompaniments like Open The Gates. Besides the theme, I especially like the recurring soft, ambient incidental music heard in A Busy Man and in the second half of The Barrier, which could be heard as Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Sybok traverse the bleak-looking mystical planet Sha-Ka-Ree in search of God. The Moon's A Window To Heaven, sang in the film by Nichelle Nichols (Uhura), was a failed pop song. It sounds a bit out of place with the rest of the soundtrack, but I guess the album wouldn't be complete without it, and it's not so bad. I should also mention the other recurring ST theme featured here: that of probably the most famous Klingon music ever, mainly because it gets used in all of Jerry's soundtracks for the series. All the soundtracks are good, but I've played this one quite a lot. Great for listening to while you're doing whatever at home, and you don't even have to think about how average the film itself was!